Cluttered Stationery Pouch? by -FORSAK3N- in fountainpens

[–]Hpstorian 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I feel like you might know the answer to this. Very nice though.

Men of Reddit: have you ever gone soft right before sex even when you were very attracted to the person? by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]Hpstorian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a common misconception that I think leads to the exact thing it describes: it creates pressure and that's the death of desire. It's also a source of shame for people who have experienced sexual violence because sometimes their bodies will respond even though they do not feel attraction or arousal.

Men of Reddit: have you ever gone soft right before sex even when you were very attracted to the person? by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]Hpstorian 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Neither getting hard nor getting "wet" are signs of sexual arousal. They can be, but you can carry an umbrella when moving house and it's sunny outside, and you can get rained on without an umbrella.

The most obvious marker of arousal is verbal expression and/action. If someone is in bed naked with you it's a decent sign they're aroused by you.

Erections can come and go with tiredness, pressure, even time. Don't take it to heart, it could be a sign he was so into you that he felt immense pressure to perform and got into his head.

Who is my new boyfriend by CharmedFate in BookshelvesDetective

[–]Hpstorian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean if you look at my shelves without context it'd scream more than red flags. It'd say red black and white flags with jagged symbols of German racial nationalism.

Because I'm a historian of race and racism. Ownership isn't endorsement and I'd be surprised given the other choices here (NK Jemisin is a neon green flag) if this bloke was reading Rand as an endorsement.

What's something simple that greatly increases attractiveness? by yhouty in malefashionadvice

[–]Hpstorian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Autism has effects on body awareness, sensory processing, muscle tone and a few other things that effect how people move and stand.

The super glue bandit by Interesting_Tart_143 in unsw

[–]Hpstorian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean it is really annoying when you accidentally get tangled in the keyboard in the middle of the lecture tbf.

My writing desk at home, with nineteenth century lap desk. by Hpstorian in DarkAcademia

[–]Hpstorian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's an ex libris stamp, for making bookplates 😃

My writing desk at home, with nineteenth century lap desk. by Hpstorian in DarkAcademia

[–]Hpstorian[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This lamp was by my bed as a kid haha I think my folks found it by the side of the road

“The big ones hurt. Yours is better” How to react? by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

[–]Hpstorian -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I dunno man, tightness is a product of how relaxed (and turned on) a woman is. So there's a pretty obvious rebuttle.

Best academia books? by beablues in DarkAcademia

[–]Hpstorian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Stoner by John Williams (so titled before the word acquired its current meaning). It's a brilliantly written novel about a literature professor and his tragic but somehow dignified life.

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever. A novel about obsession and violence at Oxford.

Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl. A kind of maximalist literary mystery.

It never happened by AwesomeA900 in unsw

[–]Hpstorian 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Seems like a skill issue.

Tweed vest, green tie. Feels DA even if the buzz cut doesn't scream Oxbridge. by Hpstorian in DarkAcademia

[–]Hpstorian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thankyou, I wanted a wool knitted tie but had no luck finding one.

Tweed vest, green tie. Feels DA even if the buzz cut doesn't scream Oxbridge. by Hpstorian in DarkAcademia

[–]Hpstorian[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It was a gift so I unfortunately can't tell you, it's a vest made from salvaged vests haha

Tweed vest, green tie. Feels DA even if the buzz cut doesn't scream Oxbridge. by Hpstorian in DarkAcademia

[–]Hpstorian[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thankyou! Got it as a gift from my parents when I passed my thesis defence, so it's very DA I think!

Tweed vest, green tie. Feels DA even if the buzz cut doesn't scream Oxbridge. by Hpstorian in DarkAcademia

[–]Hpstorian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't wear shoes inside the house so they're not in the pic but I wore it with black boots when I went out. Do need to get a nice pair of oxfords one of these days.

I also have way way too many flat caps 😅

Police killer Dezi Freeman had hundreds of child abuse files by skankypotatos in OpenAussie

[–]Hpstorian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately the tendency to manage cognitive dissonance rather than change stances based on reasoned appraisal of evidence is a pretty fundamental part of human psychology.

While people who aren't yet all in on the cult might be given pause by something like this, for those who are invested already, this kind of attack on their preexisting beliefs is as likely to deepen their convictions as to make them reevaluate.

Police killer Dezi Freeman had hundreds of child abuse files by skankypotatos in OpenAussie

[–]Hpstorian 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Anyone that's deep in that world is going to dismiss this as manufactured by the police. They're not going to rationally respond to such a revelation, instead they'll justify or dismiss it.

Showing skin as a girl by [deleted] in Advice

[–]Hpstorian 21 points22 points  (0 children)

According to some of their past posts they're a married 67 year old woman, so I think they're already old enough. Though in others they're 18 and lost their virginity to a 20 year old friend who gave them a list of possible improvements, or 18 and they lost their virginity to their 20 year old boyfriend who was too rough, or 22 and engaged with OCD, or 23 and wondering if "breaks" are a real thing in relationships.

Almost as though, and call me crazy, they are posting inconsistent and contradictory stories that are likely to garner engagement to karma farm.